Huh?
Fu Qian knew, of course, that the rain had stopped. But Li Min had brought it up so solemnly that he suddenly grew interested.
"About twelve seconds ago."
As a professional, he gave an answer offhand.
"Is something wrong?"
"That's not right... Rachel, go outside and take a look."
Evidently worried, Li Min tried to shake her head, but couldn't manage it.
That attempt, however, snapped Rachel out of her stupor.
"Li Min, that really is your voice... How can this be?"
Overwhelmed by emotion, she didn't hurry to obey. Instead, she asked instinctively.
Her reaction was understandable, after all. Most of her entire right shoulder had been replaced by Li Min's head, like a ball embedded in melted butter.
The arm below it was useless too, completely unresponsive.
Anyone who turned their head and saw something like that on their body would have a hard time keeping their emotions in check.
"It's me."
Li Min could hear the urgency in Rachel's voice, but she still explained patiently.
"Mr. Fang's methods really are extraordinary. He managed to accelerate the collapse of my body like this and find that one brief opportunity to sever the connection. If he'd been even a little later, I might have fused with the pollution again..."
From the sound of it, Li Min had stayed relatively lucid throughout the whole process.
"I'm in a very unusual state right now. That's why I can fuse with you and keep myself alive for the time being. I'll find a way to separate from you as soon as possible and restore your arm to normal."
"That's not what I meant."
Now that she somewhat understood what she'd just seen, Rachel shook her head firmly at Li Min's explanation.
"I'm just glad it's you. One arm is nothing. Don't